sundown
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
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- I thought I'd nap before sundown.
- begin at sundown
- sunup to sundown
- an hour before sundown
Meet me outside at sundown and bring nerdy gadgets.
- Meet me outside at sundown and bring nerdy gadgets.
- And so I stayed up almost every night from sundown to almost sun up.
- This all takes place between sundown and sunup.
- Wabash from Wapasiki, you know, around sundown.
- There was not, you know, you maybe had a fire, but you weren't eating much after sundown.
- Like it was all fucking day from sunup to sunup, sundown.
Examples
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We've got to hurry if we wanna be there by sundown.
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Ceremony will begin at sundown.
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And so it was just after sundown and the power goes out.
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I wanna be home by sundown.
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If we hurry, we can get there by sundown.
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It's about an hour and a half before sundown, and McGraw is off duty for the day.
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Won't be long till sundown and we can start the big fireworks show.
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The FBI standoff was to end at sundown.
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See you before sundown.
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We must leave by sundown to avoid driving in the dark.
Synonyms
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1.0
The time in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon and daylight fades
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1.0
The time just after the sun goes down before it is fully dark
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2.1
The time in the evening when it becomes dark and night begins
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2.4
Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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9.9
The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark
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9.9
The time in the evening when the sky gets dark
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2.7
The time of day when the sun goes below the horizon
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1.7
The time when the sun goes down and the sky gets dark
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3.5
The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light
The time just after sunset when the sky gets dark
The time just before it becomes dark
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Etymology
The word sundown comes from two simple words, sun and down, where down means 'to go lower' or 'below the horizon'. So, like sunset, sundown is the time in the evening when the sun goes down and disappears.